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All rights reserved.SaturdaySunday0123456789101113141517181920212223http://www.nortonrose.com/common/images/logo_reverse.gifhttp://www.nortonrose.comThe Equator Principles (EP) is an agreement amongst 76 global financial institutions (known as EP Financial Institutions or EPFI) to apply environmental and...Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80287/equator-principles-iii-is-approved-and-launched-new-trends-and-a-strategy-rethinkhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80287/equator-principles-iii-is-approved-and-launched-new-trends-and-a-strategy-rethinktext/plainIn 2013 a significant number of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) backed by German land charges are due to mature...Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80213/refinancing-german-property-loans-securitised-via-cmbshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80213/refinancing-german-property-loans-securitised-via-cmbstext/plainJackie Midlane comments on the financings of Round Two of South Africa's state renewables procurement program.Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80187/infrastructure-journal-funds-bonds-in-play-for-sa-renews-dealshttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80187/infrastructure-journal-funds-bonds-in-play-for-sa-renews-dealstext/plainLeading international legal practice, Norton Rose has advised Santander, one of the world’s largest banks, on the disposal of its UK co-branded store card business tTue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80143/norton-rose-advises-on-disposal-of-one-of-the-uks-largest-co-branded-store-card-businesseshttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80143/norton-rose-advises-on-disposal-of-one-of-the-uks-largest-co-branded-store-card-businessestext/plainNorton Rose advised Standard Chartered Bank as coordinating bank and other lenders on the USD1.85 billion bridge financing to SapuraKencana Drilling Pte. Ltd. as parTue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80146/norton-rose-advises-standard-chartered-bank-on-the-usd185-billion-bridge-financing-to-sapurakencana-drilling-pte-ltdhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80146/norton-rose-advises-standard-chartered-bank-on-the-usd185-billion-bridge-financing-to-sapurakencana-drilling-pte-ltdtext/plainThe Equator Principles (EP) is an agreement amongst 76 global financial institutions to apply environmental and social standards to certain investment decisions.Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80059/equator-principles-iii-is-coming-new-trends-and-a-strategy-rethinkhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80059/equator-principles-iii-is-coming-new-trends-and-a-strategy-rethinktext/plainNorton Rose has been short listed for five awards in The Lawyer Awards.Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80042/the-lawyer-in-it-to-win-ithttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80042/the-lawyer-in-it-to-win-ittext/plainInternational legal practice Norton Rose has advised Türkiye Finans on their debut Sukuk issuance of US$500 million Certificates due 2018.Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79989/norton-rose-advises-turkiye-finans-katilim-bankasi-as-turkiye-finans-on-their-us500-million-sukuk-issuancehttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79989/norton-rose-advises-turkiye-finans-katilim-bankasi-as-turkiye-finans-on-their-us500-million-sukuk-issuancetext/plainJake Robson comments on the implications of the two stage acquisition process for foreign investors in Indonesia.Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80176/the-jakarta-post-ri-may-shoot-own-goal-with-dbs-danomon-rulehttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80176/the-jakarta-post-ri-may-shoot-own-goal-with-dbs-danomon-ruletext/plainUK retail bonds are increasingly being used by mid-cap companies as a way of diversifying their funding base.Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79796/uk-retail-bonds-for-funding-mid-cap-companieshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79796/uk-retail-bonds-for-funding-mid-cap-companiestext/plainLeading international legal practice Norton Rose has today announced 33 partner promotions globally including, in South Africa, six promotions to director.Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79649/norton-rose-announces-33-global-promotions-ahead-of-us-combinationhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79649/norton-rose-announces-33-global-promotions-ahead-of-us-combinationtext/plainLeading international legal practice Norton Rose has advised Emerisque Brands UK Limited (“Emerisque Brands”), a growth-oriented global investor, in relation to the Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79655/norton-rose-advises-emerisque-brands-in-relation-to-acquisition-of-italian-upscale-casual-clothing-company-mcs-italiahttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79655/norton-rose-advises-emerisque-brands-in-relation-to-acquisition-of-italian-upscale-casual-clothing-company-mcs-italiatext/plainNick Prowse, Philip Roche and Beth Read have written an article on the use of LNG in the marine industry as a credible alternative to oil based fuels.Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79406/lng-world-shipping-pinpointing-the-challenges-rewards-and-drivers-on-lng-as-marine-fuelhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79406/lng-world-shipping-pinpointing-the-challenges-rewards-and-drivers-on-lng-as-marine-fueltext/plainInternational legal practice Norton Rose has advised an international consortium of banks led by Bayerische Landesbank and UniCredit Bank AG on the financing of a poThu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79410/norton-rose-advises-consortium-of-banks-on-financing-of-8-solar-parks-in-templingros-dollnhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79410/norton-rose-advises-consortium-of-banks-on-financing-of-8-solar-parks-in-templingros-dollntext/plainThe Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill (BRB) is proceeding through Parliament with March seeing the bill's second reading and the publication of the first statWed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79314/banking-reform-bill-updater-q1-2013http://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79314/banking-reform-bill-updater-q1-2013text/plainThe Middle East and London teams advised the winning consortium on the US$1.2 billion Madinah Airport expansion PPP. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79152/10-things-to-know-about-the-madinah-airport-expansion-ppp-transactionhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79152/10-things-to-know-about-the-madinah-airport-expansion-ppp-transactiontext/plainMichael Black discusses the issues secured lenders in Europe need to be aware of in an interview with Mergers and Acquisitions.Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79404/mergers-and-acquisitions-european-lending-what-happens-when-things-go-wronghttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79404/mergers-and-acquisitions-european-lending-what-happens-when-things-go-wrongtext/plainIn January 2012, the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee (CAMAC) released its “Derivatives Report” (Report) following its review of the existing...Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/78784/just-when-you-thought-it-wasnt-a-derivativehttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/78784/just-when-you-thought-it-wasnt-a-derivativetext/plainLeading international legal practice, Norton Rose has won the Restructuring Team of the Year award by International Finance Law Review (IFLR) for advising Indonesia’Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/78865/norton-rose-wins-international-finance-law-reviews-restructuring-team-of-the-year-award-scoops-deal-of-the-yearhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/78865/norton-rose-wins-international-finance-law-reviews-restructuring-team-of-the-year-award-scoops-deal-of-the-yeartext/plainNicholas Grandage and Ekaterina Harrison have written an article which considers recent changes to banking legislation and the impact on trade finance.Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79829/trade-forfaiting-review-the-wheels-of-trade-finance-lawhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/79829/trade-forfaiting-review-the-wheels-of-trade-finance-lawtext/plainTom Johnson comments on the findings of the Norton Rose Transport survey.Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/78449/railway-gazette-international-infrastructure-funding-in-demandhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/78449/railway-gazette-international-infrastructure-funding-in-demandtext/plainNick Prowse comments on the increasing number of international oil companies considering deep water exploration and drilling in the Arctic.Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/77766/the-daily-telegraph-drilling-the-arctic-and-beyond-to-quench-thirst-for-black-goldhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/77766/the-daily-telegraph-drilling-the-arctic-and-beyond-to-quench-thirst-for-black-goldtext/plainNick Prowse comments on the UK's shale gas potential, noting that the extraction of shale gas in Europe will be technically challenging.Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/77767/the-daily-telegraph-blackpool-sitting-on-major-gas-reserveshttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/77767/the-daily-telegraph-blackpool-sitting-on-major-gas-reservestext/plainNorton Rose has advised the project company Società di Progetto Brebemi S.p.A. ("Brebemi"), concessionaire of the project for the construction and management of a neWed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/77586/norton-rose-advises-brebemi-on-the-financing-for-a-2338-billion-toll-motorway-projecthttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/77586/norton-rose-advises-brebemi-on-the-financing-for-a-2338-billion-toll-motorway-projecttext/plainThe issue of the guarantees is part of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) of the European Union.Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/77553/norton-rose-advises-european-investment-fund-on-two-financial-guarantees-in-favour-of-unicredit-spahttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/77553/norton-rose-advises-european-investment-fund-on-two-financial-guarantees-in-favour-of-unicredit-spatext/plain